I found an article on the history of the song "God Bless America" which mentioned that the song wasn't popular with everyone, it had critics. I wanted to make comments about the below quotes from this article on the history of the song "God Bless America" The song wasn’t without its critics. Certain Democrats called the … Continue reading God Bless America, started with controversy
#105: That Beautiful Name
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 I know of a Name, a beautiful Name That angel brought don to earth; They whispered it low, One night long ago, To a maiden of lowly birth. CHORUS That beautiful Name, That beautiful Name From sin … Continue reading #105: That Beautiful Name
Hugo Awards: Voting for Best Related Work
Continuing a theme I will feature a few more times, below is the listing of the category "best related work": BEST RELATED WORK (2080 ballots) Between Light and Shadow: An Exploration of the Fiction of Gene Wolfe, 1951 to 1986 by Marc Aramini (Castalia House) “The First Draft of My Appendix N Book” by Jeffro … Continue reading Hugo Awards: Voting for Best Related Work
Fitness lull
This past week has been the let down in fitness focus. The Swim Meet is over. All the Corporate Challenge events are done. The other elements of life have to be caught up, and the schedule gets busy. I know I need to get focused again, but right now I'm just doing the biking for … Continue reading Fitness lull
#104: Immortal Love — Forever Full
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) I don't really remember this hymn, but singing through it certainly shows a lot of words to try and comprehend the depth of their meaning. 1 Immortal Love -- forever full, Forever flowing free, Forever shared, forever whole, … Continue reading #104: Immortal Love — Forever Full
Celebrate America!
Today's post is video of the fireworks Friday night at Worlds of Fun, edited with a little sound track amplification. It is also some meditation on how good we have it here. Sure, there are a lot of problems, and a lot of people wanting to pass around feelings of resentment and envy against those … Continue reading Celebrate America!
A Blast of the Past #54:Worlds of Fun food
As we head into a holiday weekend, memories of some fun at the amusement park.
Starlight Theatre: Decent Show, dining staff underwhelms with lack of service
It is obvious that no one at Starlight Theatre paid attention to my previous comments about the quality of their Applause Club dining plan. We found ourselves underwhelmed Tuesday when attending the Best of Broadway dining prior to Bullets over Broadway, which was a decrease in how whelmed we were from dining at Matilda. We … Continue reading Starlight Theatre: Decent Show, dining staff underwhelms with lack of service
#103: One Day!
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 One day when heaven was filled with his praises, One hday when sin was a black as could be, Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin, Dwelt among men -- my example is He! CHORUS … Continue reading #103: One Day!
Sweet Treat
Today's post follows up on comments about fruit from Friday. Here are a few photos of the blackberries we picked -- a mere bowlful, and the ice cream we served them over.
At The Rainbow 